Living briefs

Thursday

Mar 26, 2009 at 4:04 AM

Computer class scheduled for April 11 in DaltonDALTON -- Computer classes will be offered at Main Street Cafe on April 11 from 1-2 p.m. Instructed by Ben Myers, the class will follow a question and answer format.Call 330-828-8855 of sign up at the cafe. A $15 donation is requested.Orrville Jelly City Seniors plan bus tripsORRVILLE -- Upcoming bus trips for Orrville Jelly City Seniors include: April 23, Amish Door in Wilmot for a gospel concert and dinner, cost is $55 and bus leaves at 5:30 p.m.; May 13, Kingwood Garden with lunch at Bob Evans, cost is $22 (lunch not included) and bus leaves at 8 a.m.; and June 10, trip to cattle ranch in Barnsville, tour of Victorian house and Presbyterian Church, lunch at Theo's in Cambridge, cost is $35. For information on any of the trips contact Mary at 330-682-0127 or Pat at 330-855-3491. All trips leave from the Save-A-Lot parking lot in Orrville. Program on metabolic syndrome set for April 21BARBERTON -- Summa Barberton Hospital's Healthy Heart lecture series and Respiratory Forum will have a combined program on April 21 at 6 p.m. Janice Koster will speak on "What is Metabolic Syndrome?"The program will be held in Conference Rooms D and E on the ground floor. Registration is not necessary and parking is free. For more information about the lecture or cardiac services at Barberton Hospital, call 330-615-3918.Diabetes C.A.R.E. lecture series set for April 14BARBERTON -- Summa Barberton Hospital will play host to the 2009 Diabetes C.A.R.E. (Community Awareness Resource and Education) lecture series. The series continues on April 14 with Jennifer Petit, who will speak on "Feeling Better with Diabetes ... What's the Secret?"The program will be held at the hospital from 7-8 p.m. in the Parkview Center Lobby on the ground floor. Registration is not necessary; parking is free. For more information, call 330-615-3911.Hospital to offer support groupsBARBERTON -- Summa Barberton Hospital will offer the free Caring Hearts Support Group for people who have congestive heart failure. The hospital also plays host to a free Respiratory Forum Support Group for people who have respiratory diseases, such as COPD, asthma or emphysema. These two groups will have a combined meeting on April 14 with Karen Kirk, who will speak on "Stress Relief: Relaxation Techniques." Friends and families are welcome.Meetings will be held at the hospital beginning at 2 p.m. in the Cardiopulmonary Gym on the ground floor. Registration is not necessary; parking is free. For more information about the program or cardiac services at Barberton Hospital, call 330-615-3934.Wooster Walk MS event set for April 25WOOSTER -- The first Wooster Walk MS event, sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, will take place April 25, starting with an 8 a.m. check-in at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. The start/finish site is at Fisher Auditorium. Walkers will complete a three-mile route through the campus and Secrest Arboretum. Walkers will be provided with snacks at one rest stop and a light breakfast at the end of the route.All walkers can participate as individuals or as part of a team, collecting pledges and earning incentive prizes. Each Ohio walker raises an average of $225 toward much-needed support for more than 18,000 Ohioans living with multiple sclerosis.For more information about multiple sclerosis or the 2009 Walk MS event in Wooster, call 1-800-667-7131 or visit the Walk MS Web site at www.MSohiowalk.org.

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